Are people does have asthma are prone to tuberculosis? or they have the advantage of not having tuberculosis
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1 :
Tuberculosis only attacks when the body immunity goes down because of some other reasons. Asthma usually doesn't cause body resistance to fall to such lower levels that tuberculosis can attack.
2 :
Simple answer, no. One has nothing to do with the other. But if they are exposed to someone with TB of course they can get just like anyone else.
3 :
your answer is in the site i mentioned in my sources
4 :
Not necessarily, people with asthma or other chronic lung diseases may be more susceptible to respiratory infections, especially if they are taking oral steroids. Furthermore, the course of the infection may be more severe. Now, tuberculosis is a highly contagious infection that may affect anyone who comes into contact with an individual who has an active case of tuberculosis. If this is the case, you need to have a TB test. If positive, you may need prophylaxis (preventive therapy
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